POLITICAL SCIENCE/ 141 PLP 6224-Advanced Plant Virology (2) Prereq: PLP 6223. Cur- rent research in plant virology and application of the principles to individual research projects. Offered second 8 weeks of fall semester in even-numbered years. PLP 6241C-Bacterial Plant Pathogens (3) Prereq: PLP 3002,' MCB 3020. Relationships of bacterial plant pathogens and interactions with their hosts. Offered each fall semester; first 8 weeks in odd-numbered years and second 8 weeks in even- numbered years. PLP 6242-Advanced Bacterial Plant Pathogens (2) Prereq: PLP 6241. Current research in the molecular genetics of the bacteria/ plant interaction and application of principles and techniques to individual research projects. Offered second 8 weeks of fall semester in odd-numbered years. PLP 6262-Fungal Plant Pathogens (2) Prereq: PLP 3002, BOT 5435C. A review of fungi causing plant disease, emphasizing their morphology, taxonomy, identification, variation, dispersal, survival, history, and importance. Offered first 8 weeks of each spring semester. PLP 6272-Concepts in Plant Pathology (2) Prereq: PLP 6223, 6241, and 6262 or equivalents. Discussions of concepts and principles of plant pathology with particular emphasis on epi- demiology of plant disease, host-pathogen physiology, pathogen variability and host resistance, and disease control. Offered second 8 weeks of each spring semester. PLP 6281-Field Plant Pathology (2) Prereq: PLP3002 orequiva- lent. Examination of Florida plant diseases, with field trips to observe the predominant diseases of economic crops in most agricultural production areas. PLP 6291-Plant Disease Diagnosis (2) Prereq: PLP 3002, BOT 5435C. Methods used in diagnosing plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, viruses, and abiotic conditions. PLP 6303-Molecular Plant Pathology (2) Prereq: PLP 6272 and one course each in biochemistry and plant physiology. Molecu- lar biology of host-parasite interactions and biochemical mecha- nisms of pathogenesis. PLP 6303L-Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory (2) Prereq: one couse each in biochemistry and plant physiology. Coreq: PLP 6303. Methods in molecular plant pathology. PLP 6404-Epidemiology of Plant Disease (4) Prereq: PLP 6272., Principles of ecology of plant diseases with emphasis on the effects of the climatic environment on the development of disease in populations of plants and the implications with regard to the strategy of disease control. PLP 6502-Genetics of Host-Parasite Interactions (4) Prereq: PLP 6272 and one course each in biochemistry and genetics. Mecha- nisms of genetic variability and the genetic interaction of parasite and host with respect to plant disease resistance.' PLP 6622C-Biology, Ecology, and Taxonomy of Mycorrhizae (3) Prereq: basic courses in botany and plant pathology or equivalent. Coreq: basic course in mycology. A survey of organ- isms forming mycorrhizae and their biology, physiology, and economic aspects. PLP 6905-Problems in Plant Pathology (1 -4;max: 6) Study of any field of plant pathology including diseases of all major crop groups. H. PLP 6910-Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U. PLP 6921-Colloquium in Principles of Plant Pathology (1; max: 4) PLP 6932-Seminar in Plant Pathology (1; max: 4) Discussion of the literature, techniques, and research pertaining to plant pa- thology. S/U. PLP 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U. PLP 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. PLP 7979-Advanced Research (1-9) Research for doctoral stu- dents before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been accepted for a doctoral program. Not open to students who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U. PLP 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U. POLITICAL SCIENCE College of Liberal Arts and Sciences GRADUATE FACULTY 1989-90 Chairman: K. D. Wald. Graduate Coordinator: A. j.. Damico. Professors: E. R. Bartley; A. B. Clubok; D. P. C. Conradt; W. L. Francis; D. S. Gatlin;* G. S. Hyden; R. J. Huckshorn;* K. R. Legg; R. Lemarchand;T. L. McCoy;W. A: Rosenbaum; S. E. Sanderson; J. W. Spanier; B. E. Swanson;J. E. Vincent;* K. D. Wald. Associate Professors: J. W. Button; S. C. Craig; A. J. Damico; W. A. Kelso; A. R. Matheny; J. F. Morrison; R. K. Scher; D. M. Stetson.* Assistant Professors: K. N. Alger; M. D. Martinez. *These members of the faculty of Florida Atlantic University are also members ofthe graduate faculty ofthe University ofFlorida and participate in the doctoral degree program in the University of Florida Department of Political Science. The Department of Political Science offers two degree programs, political science and political science-interna- tional relations. Three degrees are offered in each pro- gram: Master of Arts in Teaching (nonthesis), Master of Arts (thesis or nonthesis option), and Doctor of Philoso- phy. Admission to graduate study in the Department of Political Science normally requires the completion of an undergraduate major in political science or its equivalent. Students without this preparation will be required to make up deficiencies early in their graduate work. All degree programs, except for the special programs emphasizing public administration and political campaigning, require evidence of a year of satisfactory work in an approved foreign language. Admission to the programs offered in the Department is normally restricted to the fall semester. The areas of specialization offered by the Department forthe Ph.D., M.A., and M.A.T. include American govern- ment and politics, comparative politics, international relations, public administration, public law, political theory and political behavior. In addition, the Department's offerings include work taken in cooperation with the Center for African Studies and with the Center for Latin American Studies. Programs composed for these areas can be used to prepare students for careers in teaching, research, and government service. The department also offers specialized M.A. curricula in political science emphasizing public administration and political cam- paigning. International Relations is a field of specialization that may be pursued either as part of the regular degree programs in political science or through an interdiscipli- nary political science-international relations degree pro- gram.The political science-international relations degree is designed to provide professional education to those whose primary interest is a career in foreign relations, whether in the public or private sector. Requirements for the M.A. are an interdisciplinary core of 12 credits and 27 credits in three discipline-based tracks. Two of the three tracks must be in political science, while the third may be chosen from a wide range of other disciplines, including economics, journalism, agriculture, statistics, area stud- ies, and computer sciences. Students in this M.A. program select the nonthesis option. For the Ph.D., the student must complete the requirements for the M.A. and then has the option of taking (1) either three fields in political science or (2) two fields in political science and a third in another discipline. Public Administration.-The curriculum consists of seminars in political science, public administration, and research methods, and recommended courses in ac- counting, economics, management, urban planning, and public works engineering. Supervised internships in se- lected agencies in Florida are arranged by the Department of Political Science as an integral part of the training program. This specialization requires 36 hours of course work plus satisfactory completion of a 3-hour internship at the discretion of the Department. There is no foreign